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Political Events in a Model of Gubernatorial Approval

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 January 2021

Robert E. Crew Jr. ,
David Branham ,
Gregory R. Weiher  and
Ethan Bernick
Robert E. Crew Jr.
Affiliation:
Florida State University
David Branham
Affiliation:
University of Houston
Gregory R. Weiher
Affiliation:
University of Houston
Ethan Bernick
Affiliation:
University of Illinois at Springfield
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Abstract

Research on the public approval of American governors has focused almost exclusively on the impact of economic conditions on fluctuations in such approval. This article adds events variables to a model of gubernatorial public approval including the more commonly used economic variables, and tests this model in a time-series analysis in three states. The results suggest that the effect of political events is minimal and mixed. Furthermore, the analysis does not clearly support any general theory of gubernatorial approval. Instead, the factors that influence public support for governors seem to vary across time and state.

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Research Article
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State Politics & Policy Quarterly , Volume 2 , Issue 3 , Fall 2002 , pp. 283 - 297
Copyright
Copyright © The American Political Science Association, 2002

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